Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-05-12
THE HAYMARKEI HORROR.
One Year 5as Passed Since the
Bomb Did It's Bloody
Work.
List or the Brave Officers Who Laid
Down Their Liys TO Throttle
Anarchy.
fChicago special.l


The first anniversary of the event which
will b. known to history as the Haymarkct
massacre occurred on Wednesday, last. |
The night Of May A, 1886, six companies OF |
police, numbering 175 mon, under COM
mand of Inspector John Bonfeld and Capt.
Ward, marched from the Desplaines Street
Police Station up Desplaines street to
point a short distance north of Randolph
street, and there halted. A socialists
meeting was in progress on the street, ana
several e-eating anarchists were doing
their utmost to incite the people to riot.
Capt. Ward formally ordered the crowd in
the name of the people OF the State OF
Illinois to quietly and peaceably disperse'"
Samuel Fielden, the anarchist who was
then making speech, replied, we are
peaceable," and at the same instant q dyn-
amite bomb was thrown into the ranks OF
the police. Instantly upon the explosion
of the bomb, and before the police force
had a chance to rally, fusillade OF re-
volyer shots was poured into The police
from both sides of the street. The police
Immediately rallied and returned the fire,
and the mob fed with the police in hot pur-
suit. When the smoke of battle had cleared
away the ground was found 10 be covered
with wounded and dying policemen,
stricken down by the deadly bomb. One
officer died almost Immediately and sixty
six others were wounded, six of whom died
within the next week or two from the effect
of their, wounds. There was also one
civilian found killed On the spot and about
twenty others wounded, but as the wounded
socialists were mostly hidden away, the
total casualties resulting from the battle
will never be known. At least twelve, and
probably over. twenty. lives were lost, and
over 100 people seriously injured. Follow
ing are the names of the policemen injured,
classified as fatally injured, permanently
| disabled, and seriously disabled, still unfit
for duty.
FATALLY INJURED-7.
Matthias J. Degan, Michael Sheehan,
George Miller. Nels Hansen,
! John j. Barrett, Thomas heuden,
| Timothy Flavihan.
PERMANENTLY DIsABLED-li
Michael oBrien, Lawrence J. Murphy,
| Thomas McEnery, Adam Barber,
| Jacob Hanson Patrick McNulty,
Charles w. Whitney, John T, McMahon'
| Mich. J. Shannon, Jr., Daniel Hogan,
Patrick Hartford.
SERIOUSLY INJURED AND STILL UNFIT FOL
| DUTY-12.
August C. Keller, Joseph Norman
John T.. Doyle, Peter Butterfly,
John II King Alexander Jameson,
Arthur Connolly, Charles ii. FINK,
James A Brady Edward Barrett,
Timothy Sullivan, Henry +. Smith.
But though the bomb did all the wor
expected of it, the results were not wha
the anarchists anticipated. The police
instead of running away, rallied an
charged the mob, and drove the conspira
tors TO their holes, utterly routing them q
the first onset.
Numerous arrests followed, and tn
whole conspiracy was laid bare. June 2
eight of the leading conspirators-Spiei
Parsons, Fischer, Engel, Lingg, Schwal
Fielden, and Neobe-were placed on trii
before Judge Gary, and the next twenty
, ore days were consumed in securin
Jury. The details of the trii
, are fresh in the minds of all. 1t Taste
. about two months, and resulted in a vel
! dict condemning seven of the prisoners
death, and the eighth, Neebe, TO fiftet
years penal servitude. Motions In SUI
q port of new trial have since been argue
before the State Supreme Court, and u
case is still pending. The decision OF Il
Supreme Court is not expected until SCI
!. tember, and the general impression OF Q
" who heard the arguments at Ottawa W
i that the motions will be refused.
; That verdict was the death-blow to a
q archy in this country. 1t is warning th
q anarchy has no resting-p!ace here, al
! that Johann Most and all his criminal a
" sociates and befooled followers the m
N ment they begin to put their theories In
,. effect stand beneath the shadow OF t
gallows.